WATCH: Nitish Rana furious exchange of words with the umpire during Delhi Premier League 2025, it was due to...
New Delhi: West Delhi Lions captain Nitish Rana was in the news in the Delhi Premier League 2025 match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, 11 August. While fielding against Old Delhi-6, he got into a heated argument with the umpire. The video of this incident was shared by the official account of DPL X, in which Rana can be seen disagreeing with the umpire and arguing in a strong manner. However, the reason for his anger has not been revealed yet. Ordinary performance with the bat so far
Left-handed batsman Nitish Rana is playing for West Delhi Lions in the current tournament. He has so far scored 70 runs in three matches at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 202.5, with his best score being 39 runs. Despite some good performances, he has not yet been able to make a big impact with the bat.
Once Nitish Rana and Hrithik Shokeen had a fight with each other in ipl but now as teammates they had a fight with Umpire Daily lafdebazi from delhi premier league
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— Sawai96 (@Aspirant_9457) August 12, 2025 Controversy again on August 7
This is not the first time Rana has been in controversy. During another match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium on August 7, he and Hrithik Vohken were again seen in a heated argument with the umpire. This time too the reason is not clear, but the constant interference of captains in the umpire's decisions is not considered good for cricket. Possible consequences and warnings
Such incidents not only bring negative headlines to the players, but they may also have to face heavy match fee fines. It is important for every player to maintain sportsmanship and respect the umpire's decision.
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